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Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. unless otherwise specified. Are you willing to commit to that portion? AKIRA OMONAKA: We can discuss that but I think the intent of the motion is to use these basically as a guide. We can decide more at the next meeting. PETE L'ORANGE: Mr. Chairman. ROBERT BETHEA: Yes. PETE L'ORANGE: I'd like to amend the motion by deleting the Section IX Public Statements. Let me explain my reason for that. I think that it is very important for us to develop a process of how we are gonna take input--how we are gonna to get the most effective input, and I want as much input as we possibly can get from the public, government and everybody involved and I don't think that while we are in that process. deciding how we are gonna do it it's gonna be helpful for us to take statements from the public. I think once we have our ground rules of our organization all made I think that's the time I'd like to see a public statement section written into the rules. PATRICIA POPPE: I thought that Chapter 92 said that we didn't have to accept public input or have allowance for it. 11/ FRED GIANNINI: No, what it states is that all testimony must be taken at public meetings. You can't take testimony in private. PATRICIA POPPE: It doesn't say we have to provide such at all meetings. FRED GIANNINI: No, you could have a public meeting at which you didn't take testimony. PETE L'ORANGE: I'm just suggesting that we defer this until we talk about the other parts. ROBERT BETHEA: I would point out that I don't read Section IX as requiring public testimony. PETE L'ORANGE: Okay. ROBERT BETHEA: I think the point is well taken . It's not that we don't want to get public input but that there are appropriate times for public input. PETE L'ORANGE: If it is not mandatory then I withdraw that. 14